Intended to be used by vehicles moving toward the north; of roads and parts of roads; as, The northbound lane was blocked by an overturned tractor-trailer.
... value in the suit-case, as Whittlesey had said, the law might have it and welcome; and she was already wondering just how to dispose of it. If Charles followed her instructions, he would strike across country and catch the northbound evening train. His fate was out of her hands, and it was wholly unlikely that he would make any further effort to regain his property now that Phil had seen it. She doubted whether he had had any real errand with Fred. It was much more probable that chance alone had directed his steps to this ... — Otherwise Phyllis • Meredith Nicholson